Japan · Men's 67 kg, September 2019
Hiroaki Takao
Hiroaki Takao is a weightlifter from Japan, born in 1992. The results below cover 11 competitions from 2011 to 2019. The latest result came in the men's 67 kg class, at the 2019 World Weightlifting Championships.
- Best total
- 286 kg
- Best snatch
- 126 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 160 kg
Hiroaki Takao's career: classes, totals and best lifts
No Olympic or World Championships medals.
Weight classes: 56 kg from 2011 to 2016, 62 kg from 2017 to 2018, 61 kg in 2018, 67 kg in 2019. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018 (62 kg to 61 kg) and again in June 2025. At 66.55 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 70 kg.
Latest result: 2019 World Weightlifting Championships, 18 September 2019, 67 kg, total 246 kg, place 35.
Best lifts in each class
The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.
| Class | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 67 kg2019 | 125 | 160 | 285 |
| 61 kg2018 | 122 | 150 | 272 |
| 62 kg2017 to 2018 | 126 | 160 | 286 |
| 56 kg2011 to 2016 | 111 | 138 | 249 |
Hiroaki Takao by the numbers
Hiroaki Takao's record in context: where the best total ranks, how the snatch compares with the clean and jerk, and the lifts behind the best Sinclair score.
- Best Sinclair score
- 438.3
- From 286 kg at 61.54 kg bodyweight, 2017 World Weightlifting Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 117th of 981
- 286 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's 62 kg class (the class list of 1998 to 2018) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 79%
- At the best total, 126 kg of 160 kg. A higher share means a stronger snatch for the clean and jerk. Eight in ten men lifting in national federation meets sit between 71% and 86%.
- Age at best total
- 25
- Turned 25 in 2017, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 11 of 11
- A total at every competition listed.
How often Hiroaki Takao makes each attempt
Hiroaki Takao made 58% of snatch attempts and 61% of clean and jerk attempts at the competitions on this site, against 58% and 56% for every lifter at senior World Championships and Olympic Games since 1998. Below, each attempt in turn. Third attempts are the hardest: lifters ask for their heaviest weight last.
Snatch, first attempt
Snatch, second attempt
Snatch, third attempt
Clean and jerk, first attempt
Clean and jerk, second attempt
Clean and jerk, third attempt
Hiroaki Takao head to head
The lifters Hiroaki Takao has met most often in the same class, three times or more with both posting a total, and how often each finished ahead.
| Rival | Met | Hiroaki Takao ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
 Adkhamjon Ergashev |
5 | 0 | 5 |
 Surahmat Wijoyo |
5 | 0 | 5 |
| Tan Chi-chung | 5 | 3 | 2 |
 Han Myeong-mok |
4 | 0 | 4 |
 Nestor Colonia |
4 | 0 | 4 |
 Om Yun-chol |
4 | 0 | 4 |
Hiroaki Takao's competition results
Every result, newest first, with all six attempts. A struck-through weight is a missed attempt and a dash an attempt not taken. A dash under Total means no total was recorded, and "No lifts" that the lifter was entered but did not lift. Places are for the total.
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| Competition | Place | Total | Class | Bodyweight | Snatch 1 | 2 | 3 | Clean and jerk 1 | 2 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 World Weightlifting Championships 18 Sep 2019 | 35 | 246 | 67 kg | 66.55 | 103 | 108 | 111 | 126 | 130 | 135 |
| 2019 Asian Championships 18 Apr 2019 | 13 | 285 | 67 kg | 66.85 | 125 | 160 | ||||
| 2018 World Weightlifting Championships 1 Nov 2018 | 17 | 272 | 61 kg | 60.84 | 118 | 122 | 147 | 150 | ||
| 2018 Asian Games 20 Aug 2018 | 10 | 277 | 62 kg | 61.88 | 122 | 125 | 152 | |||
| 2017 World Weightlifting Championships 27 Nov 2017 | 8 | 286 | 62 kg | 61.54 | 122 | 126 | 152 | 160 | ||
| 2016 Olympic Games 5 Aug 2016 | 11 | 249 | 56 kg | 55.9 | 108 | 111 | 134 | 138 | ||
| 2015 World Weightlifting Championships 20 Nov 2015 | 15 | 248 | 56 kg | 55.82 | 108 | 111 | 134 | 137 | ||
| 2014 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Nov 2014 | 23 | 244 | 56 kg | 55.48 | 108 | 133 | 136 | |||
| 2013 Summer Universiade 6 Jul 2013 | 5 | 244 | 56 kg | 55.75 | 104 | 107 | 133 | 137 | ||
| 2011 Summer Universiade 12 Aug 2011 | 9 | 224 | 56 kg | 55.81 | 100 | 124 | ||||
| 2011 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 29 Jun 2011 | 15 | 229 | 56 kg | 55.95 | 102 | 123 | 127 |
Compare Hiroaki Takao
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. Pick any lifter to set beside Hiroaki Takao.